Daily Republican., 1887-09-07
Third EDITION.
THE HIGH SCHOOL TRoUsLE.

Jury -. Whiey Aostiuoss
The COMMITTEES of inves cation intt
the High School troubles met last nigh
In the Board of Education room. All
the mem bers were present, rs were
StenoRraphsr Guyer, Notary Public
Crippen, CLERK BartIam ard nearly all
the members OF the Board Of Eiuca
tion. The room was very much crow d.
Cd, principally by the boys Of the BiRh
School. Misses Hare, Pyle, Mary Mil
Ter, Hopes and Bye came in and took
seats in the front row To the right ana
s)on afterwards Professor Graham
c,me in and took ssat to the left. ne
Looked somewha. anxious and flushed.
The Conmittee tooK ssass for cen
venience In the reporters corner Of the
room, and the reporters In exchange
occupied the member. seats. AT pre-
cisely 7.45 o'clock Chairman Masssy
took his seat, and with o muscular
blow of the gavel called the COMMITTEES
and the house to order. By direction
OF the chair, secretary Bartram resd
the charges presented by Misses Hare
and Pyle against principal Graham.
The secretary, by direction, Alec read
the report Of the committee on the High
School, G 80 presenting charges aaaips,
Mr.. Graham. The fret has al-pal Y
been Published in the REPUBLICAN,
and the latter presented by Dr. A. HI.
Grimshaw, WAS synopsis Of the com
mites report, he being chairman OF
that comm ittee.
Among the charges inside By the COM
m!ttee. not heretofore published, was
one charging the principal with keep.
ting tS1, half the proceeds of the Hii h
School opening held in 1886, without
giving any account CT It.
Mr.. Pyle moved that the committee
take up the charges against Principal
Graham by Misses Hare end Py 10.
Motion adopted.
Miss sallie Hare, being called, was
qualified by affirmation.
odd you sign these charres?" asked
Chairman Massey OF Mise Hare.
II did not, but Instructed my brother
When asked ID procsed with her
statement, Mtss Hare said abe had a
Written staeenen. she wished either IL
read or submit 10 be read
Chairman Massey cold he hardly
thought that would be satisfactory 10
the committee.
Mr. Eoulk did rot zee that that vuuls
make any difference, as the oiatemeut
wae sworn TO.
On molten OF Mr.. Pyle 1t was unari-
mously sRreed that that should be read
and received ss evidence.
CLERK BartIam then read Miss Hare's
statement without interruption, sxccpt
where she had depended upon evidence
she had heard of and was not personally
cogntZant. The statement covered tho
wuole time since Mr.. Graham was
trincipal Of the sci oil. At first she
tried to helm Mr.. Graham Ia his duties,
knowing ha. he was unacquainted
With the mode of teaching Hiph
School.
She then told shout the commence
ment Of the troubles and how they
grew. She charged Mr.. Graham with
inattention to DUTY and putting his
work upon her. He was rude and un.
gentlemanly In his conduct, and ofen
grossly tpsulted her. He came into her
room and iectured her before her scho'-
Ars OHe time he came into her room
and told her that only once in his life
did he feel like knocking woman
Cowr, but lie had q little OF that feeling
that morning. He told her that ate was
not qualified TO teach, that be had boys
In algebra who couid teach her, and the
reason that Other teachers had not dis.
covered her inef1eiency was becau.e e
they knew no more than abe did. He
Threatened her With expulsion from the
school by the BoaId OF Education, aud
ssid That Dr. Grimshaw, vino was tho
chairman OF the school committee.
would sustain him in whatever he did,
Shs Charged him with being late in
attendance and lax In discipline. She
irequently met him on the stairs EUR.
rounded by boys, when he would stare
at her. Re permitted boy to play a
mouth organ in his room before open.
Ing fcheoi, while other boys iumped
anu danced to the music, making a
great racket and noise, while he sat In
his room reading q Newspaper. He
permitted his boys to 40 down the stairs
stamping and making a great noise
She wont with her class down the stairs,
but she Was 30 subjected to annoyance
and tobacco spittle on the steps that she
went the other way, down through the
girls room.
He annoyed her By sending notes to
her room In an insulting manner and
ABRUPTLY stopped the teaching of Latin.
These annosances Miss Hare stated In.
Jured her health These were tho prin-
ciple salient points In Miss Hare's
evidencs, which was lengthy, pointed
and related with an evident purpose to
give nothing bnt the truth.
Miss Hare having stated that tho
boys missed q great many lessons, MI
Pyle asked her il she ever heard the
boys say they did not learn their les.
sons.
Mr.. Collins objected to the uuestion,
as 1t only brought out hearsxy evidence,
when Mr.. Pyle did not press the uue.-
ton.
n relation TO the stamping on the
staircase, Mr.. Massey asked what kind
OF stairs, were they straight or wind
ing?
Mics Hare, studying-"I think they
were straight with q landing.
Mr.. Massey-Could Mr.. Graham see
them from the top Of the stairs.
Miss Hare-It was hts business to be
there and look after them.
In answer to other questio, 8, Miss
Hare aa.d it was false when Mr.. Ora.
ham said he had boys in his room who
could teach me; never saw Mr.. Graham
smoke In the school room.
Mr.. Collins handed Misc Hare rule &C
to read, and asked her ii she obey ed tae
rule.
Miss Hare said it was i'm rossible to
carry out the rule, as Mr.. Graham was
100 rude and uneentlemanly; Mr.. Gra.
ham made out his own exam alton
papers.
Mr.. Collins-Doss DR.. Grimsh
visit the school regularly?" re
Miss Hare-Yes, he came there soon
after he was appointed chairman OF tie
com mittee In place of Mr. Wiley.
Mr.. Graham being asked IL ne desired
to question the witness, asked Miss
Hare II she ever knew him personally
TO be late ut school.
Miss Hare said she never made such
charge.
Mr. Graham then started of In a